We all can’t make it to a Gordon Ramsay restaurant, be it London, Tokyo or New York City. And that’s why we have to sometimes have to cook it up ourselves. Try on this celebrity chef Ramsay Lightly Spiced Butternut Squash Soup, it’s a great winter warmer-up!
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Few knobs of butter
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- About 1 litre hot chicken stock
- 1 heaped tsp mild curry powder
- 1 large butternut squash, peeled and cut into small pieces
- 2 apples, cored and sliced with skin on
- 4-6 thin rashers of pancetta, halved
- Small handful of coriander, leaves chopped
What’s Next:
Heat a heavy-based pan with the olive oil and butter, then add the onions, bay leaves and a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Stir well, then cover the pan with a lid and cook over a low heat for 5-7 minutes until the onions begin to soften.
Meanwhile, bring the stock to a simmer in another saucepan. Add the curry powder to the onions and stir for another minute. Tip in the squash and add a little more oil to prevent the squash from scorching too quickly. (It will also give the finished soup a velvety texture.) Cook for about 10-12 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the squash is tender and lightly caramelized.
Pour in just enough hot stock to cover the vegetables and gently simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
Meanwhile, lay the pancetta in a single layer in a hot nonstick frying pan. Fry over medium heat until golden-brown and crisp. Turn over to cook the other side. Drain on kitchen paper and allow to cool slightly.
Fish out and discard the bay leaves. In batches, purée the soup in a food processor or liquidiser until smooth. Return the soup to the pan to reheat. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Ladle the soup into warm bowls and garnish with some chopped coriander and a slice of crispy pancetta on top.
Now, that wasn’t too hard, was it?
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What do I do with the apples? There is no mention of them in the actual recipe, only in the list of ingredients.
When does the apples go in
what do i do with the apples?
Have bought another butternut squash to make it again as it’s delicious (even without the apples)
I love butternut squash soup, i make this recipe all the time. I got soaked last week when i went out in a rain storm looking for a butternut squash.
the page layout may have changed, but you still haven’t mentioned where the 2 apples in the list of ingredients go in the soup. surely gordon ramsay uses all the ingredients given in a recipe, otherwise, why mention them?
I was a little confused on what the apples were for so I put then in with the squash and it turned out to be delicious. Hope this helps.
when you add the butternut squash, add the apples at the same time with a pinch of castor sugar to bring out the fragrance and extra flavours hidden in the soup.
-chef’s tip-
garnish with deep-fried lardons of parsnip
whipped mint creme fraiche
and corriander leaves
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